Custer County Chronicle

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 9:38am
10 years ago, 2010 — Warm weather was cited as a reason why the Black Hills mountain lion season was off to a slow start ... The Custer Cruisin’ committee was looking for downtown entertainment to keep visitors in Custer longer during Cruisin’ week ... After listening to three days of testimony about tasers, handguns and criminal intent, a Custer County jury needed only four hours to convict Kachina McAlexander, 32, of Denver, Colo., on all charges related to a March 24, 2009, shooting at the Super 8 Motel in Custer.

Gangel family feels at home in Custer

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:48am
Kyle Gangel had never even visited South Dakota before he and his young family came to Custer as a pastoral candidate over this past Labor Day weekend. 
“I had never met anybody from South Dakota,” said Gangel, but now, after just over two months as pastor at Southern Hills Bible Church (SHBC), he says the community definitely feels like home. 

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:47am
Thursday, Jan. 16
Preschool Developmental Screening, 10 a.m. to noon, Hermosa School
Custer Area Chamber of Commerce Mixer, 5-7 p.m., Dacotah Bank
Civil Air Patrol, 7 p.m., Custer County Airport
 
Friday, Jan. 17
NARFE, 11:30 a.m., Pizza Works
Vigilance Sculpture Dedication, 5 p.m., Custer County Library Parking Lot
 
Saturday, Jan. 18

Sheriff's Log Jan 5-10

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:38am
Sunday, Jan. 5
The 911 Misdial of the day: An anonymous person called the emergency number from another county to report child abuse in another state. They were referred to an agency that could actually do something about the report…in that state.  
3:55 p.m.: A deputy dragged debris from the roadway near Fairburn. 
4:05 p.m.: A lone heifer was wandering the ditches of Hwy. 89 near the Argyle Road. It wandered away before the law got there. 

Big hats, tall boots and...guns?

Published by admin on Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:29am
A recent conversation with local educator, rancher and land-owner, Larry Fiala, has prompted me to recall an incident in our area’s history. Fiala related that he enjoys horseback riding in the Limestone area. His words have prompted me to remember a series of incidents and the surrounding controversy involving cattlemen, sheepmen and the budding Forest Service in the early 1900s. The primary individual in this controversy was a man by the name of Gifford Pinchot.

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 10:10am

Kadyn Buck bounces back

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 10:09am
Kadyn Buck of Kimball is a vibrant and energetic little boy. His mother says he plays peek-a-boo like any other toddler. That’s in spite of the fact that he has only one eye. 
Shortly before Christmas of 2018 Kadyn’s mother, Manda, the daughter of Deb and the late Bill Bell of Custer, noticed when looking at a photograph that the boy’s right eye had a dull yellow glow instead of the usual “red eye” that results from the camera’s flash hitting the retina at the back of the eye. 

Eight Days in Custer County

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 10:07am
Thursday, Jan. 9
Lions Club, noon, Pizza Works
ADD/ADHD Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Monument Health Custer Hospital
Civil Air Patrol, 7 p.m., Custer County Airport
 
Saturday, Jan. 11
Custer Community Action Team Food Distribution, 2-5 p.m., CAT building, corner of N.6th and Lincoln streets
 
Monday, Jan. 13
Rotary, noon, Custer Senior Center

Sherif's Log Dec. 29 - Jan. 4

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 9:59am
Sunday, Dec. 29
10:40 a.m.: A deputy gave a person a ride from Custer to the Cornerstone Rescue Mission in Rapid City. You’ll thank us later. 
12:58 p.m.: A deputy on patrol noticed an open door at a self-storage unit near Custer. Nothing was found to be missing from the unit. 
5:08 p.m.: Deputies refereed a family dispute on Renegade Pass Road. No arrests were made. 
8:59 p.m.: A deputy assisted firefighters with a possible chimney fire on Antelope Street in Pringle. Thankfully no injuries and little damage resulted. 

Down Memory Lane

Published by admin on Thu, 01/02/2020 - 9:09am